Karpinsk

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Coordinates: 59.7575° N 60.0111° E

Coat of arms of Karpinsk
Coat of arms of Karpinsk

Karpinsk (Russian: Карпинск) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turya River (Ob's basin), 436 km north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 31,216 (2002 Census); 36,968 (1989 Census).

A settlement of Bogoslovsk (Богосло́вск) was founded in either 1759 or in 1769. It remained one of the largest copper production centers in the Urals until 1917. Coal mining deposits started to be developed in 1911.

In 1941, the settlement of Bogoslovsky (Богосло́вский) merged with the nearby settlement of Ugolny (У́гольный) to form the town of Karpinsk.

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Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast
Administrative center: Yekaterinburg
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